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25 of the Best Flying Knees in MMA History

When executed properly, flying knees are fight changers. Your opponent is left wobbly and dazed, and you’re right in front of him to finish the fight — if it isn’t already over. Here are some of the best flying knees in MMA history.

Jon Jones vs. Shogun Rua

Kid Yamamoto vs. Kazuyuki Miyata

Alistair Overeem vs. Kazuyuki Fujita

Valentijn Overeem vs. Kazuo Takahashi

Robbie Lawler vs. Joey Villasenor

Patricky Pitbull vs. Toby Imada

JZ Cavalcante vs. Hiroyuki Takaya

Anderson Silva vs. Carlos Newton

Karl Amoussou vs. Kazuhiro Hamanaka

Diego Sanchez vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Thiago Alves vs. Matt Hughes

Spencer Fisher vs. Matt Wiman

James Irvin vs. Terry Martin

Yves Edwards vs. Edson Berto

Nick Pace vs. Collin Tebo

Joachim Hansen vs. Caol Uno

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kozo Takeda

Fredson Paixao vs. Pablo Garza

Jose Aldo vs. Cub Swanson

Thiago Tavares vs. Tyson Griffin

Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Riggs

BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk

Patricio Pitbull vs. Gleristone Santos

Ricardo Lamas vs. Bendy Casimir

LC Davis vs. Rafael Dias

Those are some of the best flying knees in MMA history. If you have one that you think should be in the list, please tell us about it in the comments section.